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A travel firm based near Hythe has ceased trading and cancelled all planned upcoming trips.

Buzzlines Travel, based in Lympne Distribution Park, offered a wide range of day trips, short breaks and coach holidays to destinations across the UK and Europe.

They also offered both cruise and flight holidays internationally.

The company, which has been operating for nearly 30 years, announced today (July 1) they have entered formal insolvency proceedings.

All future trips will be cancelled, and anyone who has booked in with the company will be contacted "in due course" - but it is not yet clear if and when refunds will be issued.

A statement shared on the company website reads: "It is with deep regret that we must inform you that Buzzlines Travel has ceased trading and is unable to fulfil its commitments whilst entering in to a formal insolvency procedure.

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"The difficult decision to cease all trading activities has become necessary to comply fully with the responsibility by law as company directors.

"Anyone who has booked to travel with Buzzlines Travel from July 1, 2019 will be contacted in due course by the appointed insolvency practitioner."

Some of the trips on offer through the company this summer include visits to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, Buckingham Palace's State Rooms, Oxford, Brighton, and Legoland Windsor.

It is not yet known how many staff have been affected by these proceedings.

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Folkestone-based competitors Crosskeys Coaches and Travel said: "All of us at Crosskeys are sad to read from their website that our long term competitors and colleagues at Buzzlines Travel have ceased trading this morning.

"We wish all their staff the best of luck in these difficult times."

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